White House 'plugs' Cantor website

White House officials are shamelessly pushing GOP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's website today, and it's not because they want to help him get more page views.

Prominently displayed under "FLOOR UPDATES" on the site are the words, "The House is not in session" — a pronouncement that would seem to undercut Republican assertions that Congress actually is in session, and therefore President Barack Obama's recess appointments last week were illegal.

White House social media guru Jesse Lee Tweeted a picture of Cantor's site earlier today with the hash tag #recessfloorupdates. Press secretary Jay Carney — responding to a question about the legal basis for the recess appointment of Richard Cordray — also urged reporters to visit Cantor's website.